megaproject
noun
mega·proj·ect
ˈme-gə-ˌprä-ˌjekt 
-jikt,
also -ˌprō-
: a major project or undertaking (as in business or construction)
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Through its Belt and Road Initiative, China has provided financing for new infrastructure megaprojects, especially railways, across the region.
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Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
Layered onto all of this is a political system in which priorities flip every few years, undermining the long-term planning and financing that such megaprojects demand.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The $35 billion megaproject also embodies a rivalry with Saudi Arabia, which is positioning King Salman International Airport to become the world's largest.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Climate resilience will not be built through megaprojects and billion-dollar bonds alone.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
Layered onto all of this is a political system in which priorities flip every few years, undermining the long-term planning and financing that such megaprojects demand.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The $35 billion megaproject also embodies a rivalry with Saudi Arabia, which is positioning King Salman International Airport to become the world's largest.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Climate resilience will not be built through megaprojects and billion-dollar bonds alone.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Megaproject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megaproject. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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